That was one of the last clues to the burn't valves as unburned petrol vapour was in the exhaust system (with an occasional backfire too )scarecrow wrote:
And if the tappets were over adjusted... hmmm
..................... - I have noticed a strong smell of petrol when parking up on very hot days so that is an issue .
Hot-starting issues
1991 BX19GTi Auto
I'm sure that this is the unobtainable part that the garage finally managed to source in Germany, so it shouldn't be an issue.Sounds like the anti-stall diaphram
I can see I'm going to have to pay out to have these repairs checked (tappets too) if I can't find a gasket problem with the techniques suggested.
Thanks for the advice
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Unlikely - several places in the UK still provide carb recon kits - pull the vacuum pipe off and sniff it - very easy quick test to be sure.I'm sure that this is the unobtainable part that the garage finally managed to source in Germany
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